Lady&#39;s undergarment



Ndv. 4 1924. v Y 1,514,266

. B. SPILSBURY LADY S UNDERGARMENT 2 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Nov. 6 1920[1E2 ATTOENEXEF l Patented Nov. d, 1924.

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IE'EULAH GYBIBON SPILSBURY, or MINNEAPOLIS, avrINnEsorA, ASSIGNOR TOrimv MUNSINGWEAR CORPORATION, or rMINNnaPo Is,MINNESOTA, A CORPORATIONOF MINNESOTA.

LADY S UNDERGARME-NT.

Application filed November 6, 1920. Serial no. 422,259.

Z '0 all u-iwmit may concern:

Be it known that I, BEULAI-I Granola Srrrsnonr, a citizen of the UnitedStates, resident of Minneapolis, county of Hennepin, dtate of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in LadiesUndergarments, of which the following is a specification.

In making ladies undergarments: of a woven fabric and of the style wherethe opening down the front and buttons therefor are omitted, adaptingthe garment to be worn with thin outer clothing, the manufacturer isconfronted with the problem of providing a garment that can be drawn upeasily over the hips without an excess of material at the bust, thedifference in measurement being usually about five inches. Evidently ina buttonless garment of the type to be drawn over the hips the bustmeasure must at least equal the hip meas urement and while this surplusfabric around the bust line is not necessarily a dis advantage whenproperly distributed around the body, it is some inconvenience to thewearer to distribute it evenly.

Furthermore, in a buttonless garment or one having no opening down thefront of this type. the shoulder straps must be of sufficient length toallow the garment to be drawn up over the hips and at the same timethese straps must not be too far apart to inconvenience the wearer or ofsuch a length that the top of the garment will be too low or too fardown on the bust.

The obfect, therefore, of my invention is to provide a woven fabricundergarment having no front opening or row of buttons down the front,which can be pulled up easily over the hips, and in which the necessaryfullness at the bust is permanently distributed.

The invention consists generally in vari ous constructions andcombinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a view of the upper portion of the garment, illustrating thefit on the bust of the wearer,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the garment, showing how it is openedat the top to provide for drawing up over the hips,

Figure 3 is a similar View, showing the manner of utilizing the full'length'of the shoulder straps temporarily when the garment is being puton,

Figure 4 illustrates the upper portion of the garment showing the bandin its raised position on the shoulder strapsi'and indicating how theopening of the placket would belrestrictetl if thestrap was attached'tothe upper er. of the band. I

Figure is a similar view showing the band pushed down :or crumpled onthe end of the strap and indicating how this arrangement allows theplacket to be opened wide without being restricted by the shoulderstrap. r

1n the drawing, 2 represents the upper portionofa wovenfabricundergarment. A band 3, equal in length to the bust measure, issewed into the top of this garment, and on this band is permanentlygathered the excessive fullness of fabric that is necessary inbuttouless garments. To provide neces sary room to draw this'gamnent upover the hips, aplacket opening 4 is provided under the arm, extendingto a point well below the band. One end of the band has buttons 5 andthe other end buttonholes 6 for joining the ends of the band togetherand closing the placket when the garment is in place on the wearer.Shoulder straps 7 are attached at one end to the rear of the garment andat their forward ends are laced through openigs s and attached at 9 tothe lower edge of the band. The band on the front of the garment slidesor crumples on the for ward ends of the straps, thereby allowing alarger opening to be formed in'the garment than would be the case if theforward ends of the straps were secured to the upper edge of the band.The manner of sliding the band on. the straps is indicated in Figure 3.

As indicated in Figure t. if these straps were fastened to the top ofthe band, the use of the placket opening would be restricted, as thestraps would not allow the sides of the placket to be opened to theirfullest extent in drawing the garment up over the hips. ends of thestraps to the lower edge of the band andfolding or crumpling the band onthe straps a hen the placket is opened, I am able to use longer shoulderstraps than would be possible if the straps were connected at both endsto the upper edge of the By connecting the forward band, and when theband is folded or crumpled on the straps, as indicatedin Figure 5, thestraps will not interfere with the opening of the placket and theconvenient drawing on of the garment over the hips; Obviously, if thestraps were connected at both ends to the upper edge of the band, theywould restrict the free opening of the placket as indicated in Figured,but where the straps are connected at one end to the lower edge of theband, I may push or slide the band downwardly thereon when the ganmentis drawn on and then when the straps are put over the shoulders, theband may be raised on the st apsand smoothed out to fit snugly aroundthe bust with the ends joined together at the placket opening to holdthe garment in place. The advantage of this arrangement lies in the factthat when the garment is to be pulled on over the hips, the method ofattaching the band allows approximately two inches more length to theshoulder straps, due to the fact that the band may be slipped down onthe straps about that distance to a lower point on the garment. 1. arethus able to provide the required opening for drawing the garment upover the hips without producing a surplus of fabric: at the bust, whichwould cause inconvenience or discomfort to the wearer.

I claim as my invention:

1. A ladys undergarment to be pulled up over the hips having a bandstitched at the top of the fabric composing the main portion of thegarment, said band corresponding in length to the bust-measure wherebythe band will lie smoothly on the bust. said band having gatheredthereon the fullness of said fabric necessary in garments of this typethe garment having a placket opening under the arm below the band, theends of said band having a fastening means for closing the ji'lach'etopening and shoulder straps attached only to the lower edge of the band,said straps being just long enough to pass over the hips of the wearer.

2. A. lash/"s undergarineut adapted to be pulled up over the hips havinga band with holes therein, said band being stitched to the top of thegarment, said band corresponding in length to the bust measure wherebyit will lie smoothly on the wearer? bust, said band having gatheredthereon the fullness of the fabric necessary in garments of this type,the garment having a placket opening under the arm below the band, theends of said band having a fastening means for closing the placketopening and shoulder straps passing through said holes and attached tothe lower edge of the bane, said straps being just long enough to passthe hips of the wearer wl'ien the band crumples between the holes andthe points of attachment of said band and straps.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 29 day of October,1920.

BEULAH GYBBON SPILSBURY.

